Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of participating PNs (N=19)
| Personal characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | 46.1 (9.2) |
| Female (%) | 17 (89.5%) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoked (%) | 11 (57.9%) |
| Ex-smoker (%) | 8 (42.1%) |
| Professional education | |
| Postbachelor PN training (%) | 19 (100%) |
| Specialised diabetes nurse (%) | 3 (15.8%) |
| Specialised pulmonary nurse (%) | 4 (21.1%) |
| Mean working experience as PN in years (SD) | 8.3 (4.0) |
| Practice characteristics | |
| Urban practice location (%) | 12 (63.2%) |
| Mean number of employees in practice (SD) | 8.4 (4.4) |
| Mean patient visits per year* (SD) | 4478.4 (3016.4) |
| Counselling elements | Adherence by PNs (n)† |
| Provide a quit advice | 10 (52.6%) |
| Assess patients' smoking profile | 18 (94.7%) |
| Assess patients’ motivation | 18 (94.7%) |
| Increase patients’ motivation | 7 (36.8%) |
| Assess patients’ barriers | 15 (78.9%) |
| Remove patients’ barriers | 7 (36.8%) |
| Discuss use of cessation aids | 16 (84.2%) |
| Develop a quit plan | 16 (84.2%) |
| Follow-up after the quit date | 18 (94.7%) |
*Standardised practice capacity: 2168 patients per full-time general practitioner.
†The data represent the number (and percentage) of adherent PNs.
PN, practice nurse.